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Blue Mountain High School

Q: Is Blue Mountain High School a good school?

Blue Mountain High School ranks 252 nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 63% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Blue Mountain High School is a public high school located in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, serving 815 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Blue Mountain School District, which is ranked 211 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blue Mountain High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 109 out of 580 Pennsylvania high schools in 2013-2014 to 362 out of 673 in 2017-2018. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 2 stars out of 5 in 2017-2018 to 4 stars out of 5 in several years between 2013-2014 and 2016-2017. While the school has performed better for male students compared to female students in recent years, it has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 92.5%, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.5% to 1.6%.

In academic performance, Blue Mountain High School has performed better than the state average in Literature Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 60.7% to 74.1% in recent years. However, the school's performance in Algebra I and Biology Keystone Exams has been more mixed, with proficiency rates sometimes below the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Blue Mountain High School generally outperforms schools like Tamaqua Area Senior High School, North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School, and Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School in terms of statewide ranking and academic performance, though some nearby schools, such as Schuylkill Haven Senior High School, have performed better in certain areas.

791

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,031

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1076 W Market St
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972-9801

(570) 366-0511

District: Blue Mountain School District

Feeder schools for Blue Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Blue Mountain Elementary East School
Middle:	Blue Mountain Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.5%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (57% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Pennsylvania avg52%

252^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

211^th of 606Blue Mountain School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	252 of 681	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	183 of 686	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	162 of 674	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	218 of 634	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	315 of 693	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	361 of 673	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	75.5	163 of 663	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	202 of 677	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	194 of 680	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	109 of 580	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	59.7	256 of 591	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.3	84 of 664	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	62.2	300 of 660	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	185 of 649	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	197 of 632	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	196 of 621	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	220 of 615	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.8	209 of 604	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.6	131 of 593	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.0	157 of 590	73.4%	★★★★☆
2003	71.6	158 of 583	72.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	179 of 524	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	162 of 513	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	242 of 502	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	247 of 657	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	203 of 665	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	286 of 651	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	213 of 664	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	381 of 652	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	238 of 660	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	174 of 662	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	279 of 583	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	210 of 595	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	207 of 577	64.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature72%+9 vs state

Biology62%+12 vs state

Algebra I39%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1076 W Market St	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0511	791	67	11.8	37.7%	716 (90.5%)	8 (1.0%)	43 (5.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	65.3	252^nd of 681 public high schools	63.0%		72.3	183^rd of 686 public high schools	73.3%	69	39.3	61.7	71.6							$16,031	$371	$15,660
Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	455	36	12.8	42.9%	403 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	58.3	309^th of 681 public high schools	54.6%		64.5	252^nd of 686 public high schools	63.3%	57	45.3	53.5	61.6		13.9	13.9		60.5	60.5	$17,455	$509	$16,945
Pottsville Area High School	Public	9-12	16th Street & Elk Avenue	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 621-2960	976	56	17.3	59.7%	711 (72.8%)	66 (6.8%)	158 (16.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.3%)	43	438^th of 681 public high schools	35.7%		60.7	286^th of 686 public high schools	58.3%	152	40.4	38.0	58.0							$14,041	$839	$13,202
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campus	Public	9-12	15 Maple Avenue	Mar Lin	17951	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Technology Centers	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-4748	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Minersville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	40 High School Lane	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-1400	481	35	13.7	103.3%	394 (81.9%)	17 (3.5%)	60 (12.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32.2	490^th of 681 public high schools	28.0%		27.3	518^th of 686 public high schools	24.5%	28	28.2	33.8	56.3	19.4	16.1	17.9	43.3	51.6	47.2	$16,273	$486	$15,787
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus	Public	9-12	101 Technology Drive	Frackville	17931	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Technology Centers	No	No	No	No	(570) 874-1034	1	16	.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hamburg Area High School	Public	9-12	701 Windsor Street	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 562-3861	674	50	13.6	50.3%	569 (84.4%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	39.1	459^th of 681 public high schools	32.6%		42.3	452^nd of 686 public high schools	34.1%	7	29.8	41.6	58.4							$20,631	$737	$19,894
Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 773-3443	543	35	15.7	98.7%	287 (52.9%)	16 (2.9%)	227 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	28.9	504^th of 681 public high schools	26.0%		19.7	558^th of 686 public high schools	18.7%	54	40.7	30.5	40.4	11.3	7.1	9.1	20.0	10.8	15.3	$14,816	$124	$14,692
North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	15 Academy Lane Route 61	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 874-0495	1,003	63	16.0	56.9%	828 (82.6%)	22 (2.2%)	121 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	34.8	478^th of 681 public high schools	29.8%		43.1	445^th of 686 public high schools	35.1%	33	34.8	26.7	59.7	24.4	29.4	27.0	46.1	45.6	45.8	$15,279	$683	$14,596
Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 462-1957	546	38	14.3	98.7%	173 (31.7%)	14 (2.6%)	351 (64.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25.5	523^rd of 681 public high schools	23.2%		25.2	537^th of 686 public high schools	21.7%	14	30.3	34.9	41.7	4.7	8.9	6.7	23.3	23.0	23.2	$17,034	$936	$16,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Mountain High School

Is Blue Mountain High School a good school?

Blue Mountain High School ranks 252^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Blue Mountain High School in?

Blue Mountain School District

What is the racial makeup of Blue Mountain High School?

Students at Blue Mountain High School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Blue Mountain High School?

Blue Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Mountain Elementary East School
Middle : Blue Mountain Middle School

How many students attend Blue Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Blue Mountain High School.

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